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TWO DOLLARS PKK ANNUM. } GOT) AJSTP OTjjft OOTJISTTKY. ' ALWAYS IN AUVANCK
VOLUME 10, SATURDAY MORNING, ^TJGUST 20, 1876. NUMBER 28 ??
A CARD.
Dr. J. O. WANNAMAKER is in pos
(?ft?Bton of tho Receipt? and Prescription
Books of tho late Dr. E. J. Olivcros. All
pcmonH desiring lo get any of the above
Preparations or Renewal of l^eseriptioiis
can do eo by calling on
Dr. WANNAMAKKtt,
At his Drug Slure.
ang 21?3m
Amoved
TO THE REAR
of
a. FtscfMcn's StOttE
Where I dill prepared to serve the Public
ntthe ?hortest notice in my ?i1c of business.
Thanking the Citizens for their liberal
patronage in the past, I bog a continuance of
the ?aiue iu the future.
MOSES if. BROWN, Barbar.
DENTISTRY.
OPERATIVE
AND MECHANICAL.
AM.Snider. L. S. WOLFE
?T.J.Calvert
J?T'Ortice open at all timcA.
flic Cordtal Balm of Syr Jeu nui
and Tonic Pill*.
KKttVOirs HKWUTY,
ilowever obscure the caiife may l*? Urbich
(contribute to render iwrvouF dvAiility a
vAirwase so prevalent., aWecAing* as it dors,
liearly one-half of <tur adult population, u
\* a melancholy fact that day by da v,and
Jrearby year, wo witness a mo*t friglitful in
i*reai<? of itrrvott*' atloctions from the slijrltt
Vs't tu-nralgia Hi the more grave and j
text trine fiirmstif
1* o^i?nrc'TiTiTxO by a general langunr^orl
"weakness \\f 11 iv.' wbole organism, especially
of the nervoussystem-, VihMmcttiig and pre
renting the 'ordinary functions ed'nautve; j
iieiiee there is a dt*irdcrcd slate ?f tlie
Bccrctions; coiisiipAtiwn, beauty and high
eolorcd urine, with an cxcci**'oreartliy or
linns: eydimcnt, indicative of waste of brain
'and nerve ?ul>stancc, freijneht palpitations
tof t!ic heart, U>s* VkVh'iw'tory ami Yn^rked
^rrcfolutiou *?f purpose, ami. juamlity tn
tenrry into action any wcU-delmcd huMms
teiltet p.ise, i>r to lix the mind upon any one
tiling at a time. TJiflrc if-fcreal sensitive- ;
??e?s to impress, though retained but a vborl ?
iiine, with a dickering and Huttcringeoudi
Huh ill' the melt ltd faen!jie>, rendering an
individual what is comiiuwdy teal led a j
Vvliilllc-inindcd m- llickle-niii\vUkd mah.
'J'liis condition of (be individual, distress
ing as it is, may with a certainly beeiiivd by .
The cordial halm of syriccm
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Medicines iiuriva'ed for their woiniertnl j
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Nudes, Ulcers*, l'tii?tule, i'itnples, Tetter.
Fever, Sores, Ringworm, Erysipelas, Scald*
head. Barlvcrs' lieh, Scurvy, Salt Rheum,.
jC'opjK?r-Colorod Blotches, Glandular Swell
iog.*, Worms ami Black Spots in the Flesh,
Discoloration*, Ulcers in the Throat, Montb
And Nose, Sore Legs, and Sores of evvry ?
character, because these medicines a re the
Very bast
tlLOOD medicine
Kv'cr platttxt before the. people, and are war
hinted to l>o the most powerful Alternative
ever original?*! by man. removing morbid
Sensibility, Depression of Spirits, Dementia
and mciauchoiia
Sold by all Druggists, and will lie sent
by express to all pans of tbecotitury by ad- !
dressing the proprietor, (i. KlUSARj
LOTIIROR, M. ?., lit} Oiiiirl street Boston,
Mas?, who may be consul led free of charge
either personally or by mail. Sund ti? cents
and get a copy of bis Rook on Nervous
Diseases.
aug 14 1875 ly
OBANGEIiURG.
In Common I'i.kas.
OliverOfi vs. Oliveros, er/?/.
For Sale, the Lot, and Hesidence i>n
Kusstll Street recently ureclctl, between
Mr. I'ike's and Mr. Srovill's; witli I be
ornamental material for (inisbing I lie
piazzan, ?Stc., in handsome style. Tbe bouse
has French roof, three bay windows, and
kitchen extension, and lias eleven Rooms in
nil. Tbe Lot extends back to (Mover
Street in tbe rear, has outbuildings and a
fine Well of water. For further particulars,
apply to Mrs. Rosa Olivero.*. Executrix,
or the ultdersigticd, who will receive pro
posals for tbe purchase of tbe same.
The time for proof of claims ngaint the
Estate of the. late Esidro f. Oliveros hay
been extended to August 1st, 1870.
Jly Order of the Court*
C. B. GLOVER,
Referee.
june 3 ? 8rii.
ARTHUR H. LEWIX
DERMAT0L1GIST AND PRACTICAL
HAIR CUTTER,
If you want a good and easy Sbaveor an
Artistic Hair Cut or a delightful Shampoo,
go to
ARTHUR H. LEWIN'S
Hair Cutting Rooms, No. 3 Law Range
opposite CourtIIouso Stpiare.
R&t" Special attention paid to Children
Hair Cuttting. Extra Rooms for Ladie.?.
sept \ 1875 J y
An Indian Fight.
The Siory of an Attack upon an Indian
Yilhojc as told by General Ouster,
-hr in ...
Olio of the most interesting chap
ters in Ouster's"Lite on the Plains'?
is that which deals with his attack
on the Indian villager on the Whcliiln;
He says :
Immediately in rear of iny horse
came the hand, all mounted, and each
with Iiis instrument ready to begin
playing Ike moment their leader, who
rode tit their head, and who kept Iiis
cornet to his lips, should receive the
signal. I bad previously told him to
play "Garry Owen" as the opening
piece. We had approached near
enough to the village now to plainly
catch a view here and (here of the
tall, white lodges as they stood in
irregular order among the trees.
From the openings at t he top of SovVc
of them we could perceive Hunt
columns of smoke ascending, the
r>ccupants no doubt haying kept up
their feeble (ires during the entire
night. Wo liad approached s\> near
the village that from the dead silence
which reigned I fei red I lie lodges
were deserted, '-the Indians having
flexi before we.adVaWed. f was about
to turn in myqaddle and direct the
signal for atfifck to he given?still
aiixb us where'theotht r detachments
were?when a single, rille shot rang
sharp and clear on the far side of the
village from where we were. (Quickly
Minting- tn the Iwil'd leader I dint-ted
him to give us "Garry Owen." At
iltiec the ivdlitkihg notes o( that, fivmi
c<l thrill through the valleys and in a
moment were re echoed buck from the
opposite sides by the bind ami con
tinued cheers of'ho men of th?oilier
?detachments, who, true Lu iheirorders,
wer?? there and in readi'vess to pounce,
upfm ^'tne Tiidinns the moment the
attack begun. In lhiJ manner the
I battle of the Wachita commence I.
; The bugles - innded (lie -d> rge, :ind
I ihn eiitire command dashed rapidly
i into the village. The Indians wore
caught napping; hut, realizing at once
the dangers of their situation, they
overcame their surprise, and in
an instant sci/.ed their rides, bows ami
arrows and sprung behind the nearest
trees, while s..mc leaped into the
stream, nearly waist deep, and, using
the bank as a rille pit, begun a vigor
ous and determined defence.
Mingled with the exultant, cheers
of my men could be heard the defiant
war Whoop of the warriors, who from
the! first fought with a desperation
and courage which no race of men
could surpass. Major lien teen, in
lending the attack of his squardron
through the limber below the village,
encountered an Indian boy scarcely
fourteen yours of age; he was well
mounted, and was endeavoring to
make his way through the lines. This
boy rode holdy toward the major,
seeming to invite a. contest, Iiis
youthful bearing, and not being
looked upon as a combatant, induced
Major Ih-ntccii to endeavor to save
liim by making "peace signs" to him
ami obtaining his surrender, when ho
could be placed in a position of safety
until the battle was terminated; but
the young savage desired and would
accept no stich friendly concessions.
ITc regarded himself as a warrior and
the son of a warrior, and as such pro
posed to do a warrior's part. With
revolver in had he dashed at the
major, who still could not regard him
ns anything but a harmless lad.
Leveling his weapon as ho rode, he
fired, but cither from excitement or
the changing positions of both parties,
his aim was defective and the shot
whistled harmlessly by Major Ben
teen's head. Another followed in
quick succession, but with no better
etfect. All this time the tluaky little
chieftain boldly advanced, to lessen
tho distance between himself aud his
adversary. A third bullet was sped
on its errand, and this time to some
purpose, as it passed through the neck
of the major's hor.se, closo to the
shoulder. Making a final but in
eil'cctual appeal to him to surrender,
and seeing him still preparing to fire
again, tho major Was forced in self
defense to level hia revolver and dis
patch him, although na ho did so it
was with admiration for the plucky
spirit exhibited by the lad, and
regl et often expressed that no other
course under tho circumstances was
left him. Attached to the naddlcbow
of the young Indian hung a benuti
fully wrought pair of small moccasins,
elaborately ornamented with bead*.
One party of troopers came upon a
squaw endeavoring to make her
escape, leading by the baud a little
white boy, a prisoner in the hands of
the Indians, and who doubtless had
been captured by some of their war
parlies during a raid upon the nettle
men to, Who or where his parents
were, or whether elill alive or murder
ed by the Indians, will never be
known, as the squaw, finding herself
ami prisoner about to be surrounded
by troops and her escape cut off, de
termined with savage malignity that
the triumph of the latter should not
embrace the rescue of the wdiite boy.
Casting her eyes quickly in all direc
tions to convince herself that escape
was impossible, she drew from beneath
her blanket a huge knife and plunged
it into the almost naked body of her
captive The next moment retribu
tive justice reached her in the shape
of a well directed bullet from one of
the troopers' carbiues. Before the
men could reach them life was ex
tinct in the bodies of both the squaw
and tier unknown captive.
The desperation with which the
Indians fought may be inferred front
the following:_ ?ScvciiteoM warriors
had justed themselves in a depression
in ilie ground, which enabled them
to protect their bodies completely
front the fire of our men, atid it was
only when the Indians raised their
heads to fire that the troopers could'
aim with at y prospect of success. All
efforts to drive the warriors from this
point proved abortive and resulted in
severe Io.ss to our side. They were
only vanquished at. last by our men
securing positions Under cover and
picking them otr by sharpshooting as
they exposed themselves to get a shot
at the iroojtcrs. Finally the bust one
was dispatched in this manner. In
a deep ravine near the suburbs of the
village the dead bodies of thirty-eight
warriors were reported after the light
terminated.
Adventures ot Three Tramps.
Ail Ohl Farmer and hU Wife Gagged
and 111 Treated? Ticeuty Tubs of
Jlutter and a Horse and Wogau
Stolen?Recovery of the Properly.
Ja red Wells and his wife, old
people, live on a farm three miles
from Tort Uiekson, Pa., on the main
road. Their son, John Wells, lives a
mile further on. During the day
three men, decently dressed, stopped
at the farm and asked for .something
to eat. Mrs. Wells gave them a
good dinner. Tho men were good
talkers, and as they ate obtained of
the old lady the information that she
and her hushand lived alone; that
they made and shipped quite an
amount of butter from their farm,
and that there was then forty tubs in
the cellar to bo sent away next day.
The men went on their way after
finishing their meal. .About ten
o'clock at night old Mr. Wells was
awakened by a loud knock at the
front door. He got up and asked:
"Who is there ?" Some one replied :
"John." Tho old farmer, supposing
it was his son, who was on his way
home from tho village, opened the
door. Three men instantly rushed
into tho room, and he was knocked
down, bound and gagged before he
could say a word. Airs. Wells was
also securod in tho satno manner.
The men then ransacked tho house
from garret to cellar. From ihc lat
let place Mr. and Mrs, Wells could
hear them rolling tubs of butter up
tho steps outside Whon they had
secured what plunder they could the
men shut and locked tho door of the
house and left without saying .1 word
to the helpless old couple. Shortly
afterward 4? .wagon drove up to the
door. Intoi; this the farmer and hia
wife could bjear them loading the but
ter, and in! a frw minutes it rumbled
oil" down tlijb road. About ten o'clock
ncrtt mornVng John AVells, the son,
drove lip {to the old people's house to
load up thte butter that was ready for
shipmentA'He was compelled to burst
open tlup.\J door to get in the house,
where lift found his father and mother
lying 01/r the floor as they had been
left by _ibje thieves, lie removed their
bonds at|d gags ns soon as possible,
but tbey^ -were so ill from their long
Buttering |(hnt it was nouie time before
they coi^fd give any explanation pi
their condition, It was then discover
ed that tihe thieves bad secured 275 in
money, .and had taken the twenty
tubs off butter. They had driven
away w?nh these in aone horse wagon.
Whilc*j*hcsc discoveries Were being
madcj S\falter Jackson, a fanner,
living j\ mile and a half back in the
lulls, throve up and sniil that his bn.ru
had been 'entered the night before
and robbed of a vaiunble young horse,
togotlipr with harness ami a light
spnngr wagon. It was plain that the
horseythicves were the same that had
committed the robbery at Wells'.
Parti? were sent as soon as possible
to l^ok for traces of tho thieves in all
directions.
About noon they got a,track of the
inc-u in the road leading from the
mine road to Millerville. ? They were
followed to that place, five miles dis
taiitaj and almost the first object seen
on /entering the village was Jackson'a
horde and wagon standing in front,of
a ((avcrn. The butter had been rc
TuTffcd front the wagon. The constable
entered the tavern, where he learnedT
from the landlord that the horse and
wagon bad been left tied in front of
theVJiousc early in the. forenoon by
ilrrcet'men, who entered the barroom,
took a drink and walked out, since
which time they had not put in an
appearance. They were strangers,
but their movements had created no
suspicion fcdon afterward Wells
learned that a groccryman had that
morning purchased a number of tubs
of butter. These proved to be the
twenty tubs stolen from the old far
ther. The storekeeper said that a man
had driven up to his store about eight
o'clock in the morning with the but
tcr. lie said that he lived back of
the mine road, and that he had made
a trade with old Mr. Wells of some
farm implements for the butter, lie
wanted to sell it, and Crazier bought
the lot, paying the stranger, w ho gave
his name as Williams, nearly $20.0 in
cash. Cro/.icr had also agreed to re
turn the tubs as soon as empty to Mr.
Wells. lie had not the slightest
suspicion that the butter had been
stolen, the man's manner was so assur
ing ami his statements so circumstant
iah The parties had evidently been
sihart enough not to offer the horse
and wagon for wale anywhere. No
trace of them bus been found since
they left the tavern.
Mistaken Identity.
A KkmaliKAiiLK Cask in Illinois.
The Chicago Tnbum has the follow
ing story of a case of mistaken identi
ty : A man was run over and killed
at Evauston by an incoming railroad i
train. The corpse was at once identi
fied by many persons residing there
as that of Josinn IJill, a gardhcr, who
formerly resided in the village. Amid
great sorrow word was sent to his
family residence, and they immediate
ly went out to care for the body of
the unfortunate head of the family.
The wife wept, and in her almost in
consolablo grief frantically caressed
tho dead one. The inquest was held,
and thcro was no lack of evidence
concerning the man's identity; in fact,
it was never questioned. At the ex
penso of the fnmil) , the remains were
I inclosed in a very fine coffin, and on
tho day appointed for tho funeral, tho
body was borno to the grave amid the
lamentationa of a large circle of
friends and acquaintances. As if to
complete this whole story of deception,
the remains were buried in a family
lot in Kos seh ill, owned by the brother
of the deceased. That apparently
was the end of Josiuh Hill on this
earth. On the jury at the inquest
was Deputy Sheriff Kearney, who,
among others present at the time,
knew Hill very well, anil ?w?re lo I he
identity. On the day of the funeral
he visited Winnetka ow official busi
ncss, and was almost frightened out
of his senses by seeing-the veritable
Ulli at work in a garden.
Hailing him, he conjured him by
nil that was good und holy to Iiis
ghostly residence, and to be wander
ingaround :vghostly gardener. IIii!
thought the man was crazy at fust,
and upon listening to a subsequent
explanation concluded that- Iiis sur
mi.-e vVris correct, and all the way to
town he regretted the untimely fate
of his friend's brain. Jbtt judge of
Iii- surprise and astonishment, upon
entering his own home, to sc2 Iiis wife
scream out and limit ho fore what she
took to he an,apparition. She had
never (doubted thok jd^vitityj .of . tho
dead man, and her hu^lKind had loll
licr only n few days before to do some
work in Winnetka, hence site could
hot have forgotten any single purlieu
lar oi*his appearance. Indeed, it was
some time before she could be con
vinced that her husband was still
alive, and not in the cold grave to
which she had on the previous day
consigned him. .She insisted with
redoubled vigor that she had cxaiuin
cd the dead man, and,fuUy identified
him in every particular a.s her bus
baud, even to a shortness of one of
his limbs, and its similarity in size,
looks and make. Learning all the
facts in the cade, Mr. Hill was ex
U?SU?ely, anxious tu view the fellow
that looked Y^a him, and .visited the
coroner's ofliec to ciicci. the removal
of the body. The necessary uv.lcr
was given, and the body was exhwm
ed and UtA'Cil to the morgue for
another inquest.
"Tiie Law of Society Goropols
You to Fight."
Theannexed interview will be en
joyed by tliose who can understand it.
It is not our province to say where il
look place. Let recent events
establish that question. Here it is, as
it happened between a Catholic a .d
his Father confessor :
Catholic?Father, I have been
grossly iiisultcd; both the law of the
the church and the law of the State
forbid me from demanding satisfac
tion by an appeal to the duel. What
am J to do ?
Priest?Son, I cannot advise you as
to I he law of the State, but as to the
law of the church, I answer empha
tically, if you have injured the man
who you say has insulted you, make
reparation, and, if he be a gentleman
he will at once relieve you from all
difficulty.
Catholic?Uitt, fallier, the man has
accused tue wrongfully, as 1 think,
and I gave the first provocation.
1 'riest--Jf you arc right, maintain
your ground,
Catholic?I think ram righl; he
thinks 1 a hi wrong. V> ?th arc equal
ly sincere.?L cannot retract, he will
not withdraw. What, am I to do ?
11 I do nothing, I will be branded as
a poltroon and a coward. If I bring
on a.street light, one or both in ay be
killed, and it amounts to the same
thing. Certainly the dud is the
most respectable way.
L*rtest?My son, you are in a very
difficult position. Von cannot both
be right, and if you cannot determine
who is to makc^he amend, you must
choose between your life and your
hon? r.
Catholic?So you advise me to
light a duel? I - have always sup
posed that to kill one in a duel is
mil rder.
Priest?No, iny son. "thou shall
do no murder," is one of tho ten
com man (Intents. The church con
demns the ?Ittel and so does war and
all sin. Hut suppose an enemy al
tem pis to take your life, is it a sin to
kill him, or must yon let him kill
you? So with jour honor, that is
dearer than lifo, lbr without tbe for
mer the latter is a burden.*
Catholic?Do you advise mo to
fight a <bi2l?
Priest?t will not say; that. But
I do say that no (JhristiiWV geotleman
is called on to yield his lifo to tho
murderer, mid I add to preserve his
honor is a higher duty. Now my
son the duel is an ancient institution.
Church men have fought theni. It;
has done much good; but, like all
other laws of society, has been much"
abused, ami should hot be lightly re
sorted to. When the "trial by com
bat" is absolutely necessary, I see no
way lo avoid it and preserve society.
1 know no law of the church tliat
condemns it. A court of honor may
prescribe terms, but nothing short
will do. . jj
Catholic?Suppose I kill my ad- .
versa ry, or ho kills me?
Priest?If you die in a just eausc,
having received absolution, you know
what the church tenches, just as if 1
you had hceii killed in battle Ifyoo <
hill yotir man, it is the same as if you ,
had killed him in battle. The duel .
is the battle of two, the war is the
battle of many. In the former, tho
law of society compels you to fight.
In Lite latter' I he law of the land
compels you to light. Be sure you
arc right, anil if you arc, your father
confessor will confess and absolve
you.
? m ? -?
A Sad Story.?An unhappy
mother was found by a funeral party
at Greenwood comctcy, Brooklyn,
lying with her four little children
huddled about her, on the grave of
her husband. They were all quietly
dying there of starvation amid the
costly monuments reared by civilized
opulence. The poor creatures had I
been turnet out. of 'heir apartments
in New York, and they found no
room left, for them anywhere among
ihe living in the metropolis of the
great republic. Wc chrohre\ed buk T
the other day the appalling fact that
in London nearly fifty human beinga
annually die of absolute starvation,
i:i spite of all the miracles which
steam and electricity have wrought
to better human life since Wordsworth
wrote his uti forges table lines:
''Homeless near a thousand homed I stood,
And near a thousand tables pined and want*
od loud."
This miserable story of the day in
New York, following upon half a
dozen others of the same sort during
the present summer, is a terrible and
sardonic commentary upon our own
proud centennial boasts of tho
superiority of our own social and
political systems to thoao of the old
world,
A Liquor Cure.?The following
is the well known recipe used for ear
ingintoxicated persons: Sulphatocf
iron, fivo grains; magnesia, ten gains;
peppermint water, eleven drachma;
spirit of nutmeg, one drachm. To be
taken twice a day. This preparation
act s as a tonic and stimulant, and so
partially supplies the place of accus
touted liquor, and prevents theabso
lute physical and moral prostration
which follows a sudden breaking off
from the use of stimulating drinks.
? ~ ???. - ? 4??mm*
loss ks of the RlCE planters.
?The Georgetown Times say3: We
are informed that tho rice planters
on South San tec have suffered fearful
losses from the recent flood.?There
sue GOO laborers on this river thrown
out of employment, and are clamo
rous for work and subsistence Some
planters have abandoned their crops
entirely, while others will not realise
a third or fourth of a crop.
DENTISTRY.
DR. B. F. MVCKENFIJSS
Dentist Rooms over Store of Mr. Gea, H,
Com el son's.
Hirj?" Charges Reasonable.
Cotton Gins! Cotton Gins!I
! T am prepared lo furnish the
TAYLOR GIN
with all its latest improvement*.
One 10 SAW GJN on hand.
JOHN A. HAMILTON,
HumoU Ft., next to Mr. AlbergotU'* Bakery.